Isla crime rate and Crime Score · Queensland
Isla is a suburb in the Banana council area of Queensland (about 15,144 residents in the council). The council has a Crime Score 48 out of 100 (moderate), 186th of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (60th percentile), break-ins (69th percentile), sexual offences (43rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 30.
In 2024-25: violent 1,215 per 100,000 (+114% vs five years earlier); property 2,516 per 100,000 (-10% vs five years earlier); break-ins 363 per 100,000 (-23% vs five years earlier); theft 1,010 per 100,000 (-26% vs five years earlier). For violent crime that is 61st of 78 Queensland councils with data, highest first.
Unemployment in the Banana council area is 2.8% (Queensland 5.4%), Census, 10 August 2021. Social housing makes up 4.3% of occupied homes (191 public and 24 community-housing dwellings at the 2021 Census; Queensland 3.3%). An estimated 36 people were homeless on Census night 2021, 24.4 per 10,000 residents (Queensland 43.5), apportioned from ABS Statistical Area Level 2 counts. 9% of residents were born overseas (Queensland 24.1%), most often in New Zealand, England, China. Modelled estimates for 2026-27, not measurements: unemployment about 2.6% (confidence 77 of 100); social housing about 3.9% of homes; about 24 homeless people per 10,000 residents; about 9.1% born overseas. Confidence falls with distance from the last published figure, and the map's Estimates toggle shows every year back to 1994-95.
Queensland publishes crime statistics by council area, not by suburb, so the figures shown for Isla are those of the Banana council area.
| Offences | Per 100,000 | Count | 5-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent | 1,215 | 184 | +114% |
| Property | 2,516 | 381 | -10% |
| Break-ins | 363 | 55 | -23% |
| Theft | 1,010 | 153 | -26% |
Banana council area: full statistics · Interactive map of every council.
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